Brienz
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In eastern Switzerland, residents of the village of Brienz were evacuated two years ago because the mountainside above them was crumbling.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
The fact that so many rounds were dumped in Swiss lakes - Brienz being another of them - has been known about for decades, though people have asked questions about safety more recently.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024
The people of Brienz packed up and left, and the government closed the roads and train line leading to the village.
From NewsForKids.net ● Jun. 22, 2023
Early estimates suggest that two-thirds to three-quarters of the portion of mountain that geologists said was at risk had fallen toward Brienz.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
From A Tramp Abroad — Volume 05 by Twain, Mark
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